Topic: Drugs — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-11 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: There had been indications for some time that the United States had its sights set on Venezuela. However, the military intervention in the South American country came as a surprise to many people. On the night of January 3, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and taken to the United States.
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[2026-01-10 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An accused who was found guilty for possessing and trafficking over 83 grams of heroin was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment by the Colombo High Court.
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[2026-01-10 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP-Eleven) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) was held recently in Geneva, Switzerland. Sri Lanka was represented as part of the government delegation by Dr. Ananda Ratnayake, Chairperson of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA), and Prof.
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[2026-01-10 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The airstrikes in Venezuela on January 3 have renewed speculation that the United States is seeking to remove President Nicolas Maduro by force.
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[2026-01-09 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: इंडोनेशिया का विशाल द्वीपसमूह एशिया, ऑस्ट्रेलिया और यूरोप को जोड़ने वाले बड़े अंतरराष्ट्रीय हवाई और समुद्री मार्गों पर स्थित है. यही वजह है कि यह देश ट्रांसनेशनल तस्करी नेटवर्क के लिए आकर्षक ठिकाना बन गया है.
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[2026-01-09 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has been captured as part of a US military operation and brought to New York to face a series of charges related to drug trafficking and weapons possession conspiracies.
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[2026-01-09 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Brazil's first "national security" dictatorship was established in 1964 with the support of the United States.
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[2026-01-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The move by the authorities to conduct a survey on the social background of drug addicts is indeed a welcome step which would help truly identify the primary reasons for drug addiction and also the depth into which drug addiction has taken hold of these youth. It will also have as its objective the uprooting of the widespread drug business through a multi-pronged approach-namely, the disruption of the islandwide drug supply, expanding raids, rehabilitating those addicted to drugs and implementing
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[2026-01-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Transport Medical Institute (NTMI) yesterday (8) launched a special drug testing program for Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) drivers and conductors at the Mattakkuliya Depot to enhance public transport quality and passenger safety.
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[2026-01-09 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The US military's pre-dawn attack in Venezuela on Saturday and the capture of authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, over alleged drug offenses prompted a swift response from the African Union.
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[2026-01-08 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Colombia is "very sick," and its government is run by "a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States," US President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday. Asked about a military intervention in Colombia, he responded: "Sounds good to me!"
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[2026-01-08 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Syndicate employed ‘ingenious’ methods to hide drugs in car seats shipped in two containers from Netherlands and Spain, officers say
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[2026-01-08 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts advise use of properly prescribed GLP-1 drugs despite their popularity after endorsements by Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey and other celebrities
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[2026-01-08 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Invitation comes days after Trump accused Colombia’s Gustavo Petro of ‘making cocaine’ and warning of US intervention
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[2026-01-08 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese drug makers signed 157 out-licensing deals with global pharmaceutical firms last year versus 94 a year earlier
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[2026-01-08 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-01-07 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: British national, 36, appears at Kowloon City Court facing manslaughter and drug charges in connection with hotel room death
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[2026-01-07 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Namewee is still helping police in an investigation over the death of a Taiwanese influencer and faces a drug possession charge
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[2026-01-07 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: On Sunday morning, many in Sri Lanka awoke to the news that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been captured by the United States and were expected to appear before a New York court on drug-related charges. While this development came as a surprise to much of the public, it was far less shocking for those closely tracking recent events in the Western Hemisphere.
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[2026-01-07 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-06 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In recent months, Trump has dispatched covert CIA operatives to Venezuela, vowed to crack down on the country's drug gangs, sought mass deportations of Venezuelans from the US, sent the world's largest aircraft carrier to the region, as well as 15,000 troops and fighter jets and also sunk dozens of alleged "drug boats," leading to a reported 87 deaths.
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[2026-01-05 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Multi-year partnership with France’s Servier will use Insilico’s AI platform to explore novel cancer drugs
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[2026-01-05 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation recorded its highest-ever annual sales revenue of Rs. 1,688 million during the past year.
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[2026-01-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Saturday’s pre-dawn capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the United States (US) Army’s Delta Force, supported by agents of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), marked the zenith of the US military build-up in the Caribbean. While this is not the first time that the US has extracted a sitting President of a sovereign country to stand trial on drugs charges in the US – Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega
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[2026-01-05 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sources identify singer as Kris Law, who rose to fame in 2018 on ViuTV’s reality show “Good Night Show – King Maker”
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[2026-01-04 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company was aiming for approval in the second half of 2028, paving the way for a market launch in 2029
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[2026-01-04 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In his first year in office, Donald Trump has ramped up the US's military presence in Latin America, personally involved himself in national elections, pressed regional leaders on migration, designated drug cartels as terrorist groups and disrupted trade relations with an aggressive tariff policy.
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[2026-01-03 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American commission issues stark warning, as analytics firm Clarivate reports that Chinese innovative drug development has entered new phase
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[2026-01-03 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Naval operations conducted during 2025 has led to the seizure of substantial quantities of heroin, Ice, hashish, foreign and local cannabis other narcotics, foreign cigarettes and Kendu leaves, with an estimated gross street value exceeding Rs.75,000 mn and the arrest of 376 local suspects in 2025.
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[2026-01-02 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Venezuela’s leader sidesteps questions about a reported US land attack while offering to talk ‘seriously’ about cooperation
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[2026-01-02 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United States Coast Guard is searching for survivors of a U.S. military strike against a convoy of suspected drug vessels in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
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[2026-01-02 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The surge comes amid Riyadh’s ongoing ‘war on drugs’ and marked the first time more foreigners were executed than Saudis in a calendar year
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[2026-01-02 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Drug offenses fuel ‘unprecedented’ surge as Tehran uses capital punishment to ‘create fear’, says rights activist
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[2026-01-01 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police received call from Filipino woman’s husband at 4.13pm on Wednesday after she passed out in their Tuen Mun flat
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[2026-01-01 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: The pain jolted me awake. It was barely dawn, a misty February morning in 2023. My side felt as if I’d been stabbed.
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[2026-01-01 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: During 2025, the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) with the assistance of other stakeholders has taken into custody illegal narcotics worth over Rs. 370 million along with 71 suspects.
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[2025-12-31 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The PhRMA Foundation has awarded University of Mississippi graduate student Kenneth Hulugalla its Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Delivery, which will support his research to develop new ways to get cancer-fighting medications to tumors.
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[2025-12-31 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has indicated that the US has ‘hit’ a dock facility along a shore as he continues to increase pressure on Venezuela, over what he claims are ongoing drug smuggling activities.
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[2025-12-31 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The US carried out a strike at a docking area allegedly used for Venezuelan boats to load drugs, President Donald Trump said Monday.
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[2025-12-30 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) has reported a sharp rise in the use of crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as ‘Ice’) in Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-30 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Indonesia fuming over flag stunt to Duterte’s drug war verdict upheld, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2025-12-30 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US firm, backed by Fosun and Tencent, expands research base in China as it develops an AI-powered drug-discovery tool
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[2025-12-30 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation (SLADC) will launch seven new products on Tuesday. This will take place at the Nawinna Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation Auditorium under the patronage of the Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.
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[2025-12-30 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If confirmed, it would mark the first known land strike on Venezuelan soil since the US began its lethal anti-cartel campaign in September
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[2025-12-30 03:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Members of drug organization burn cars in 20 states, airlines cancel flights
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[2025-12-29 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation plans to introduce seven new products. The launch is scheduled for tomorrow (30 Dec) at 10.00 a.m. at the Navinna Ayurvedic Pharmaceuticals Corporation Auditorium under the patronage of Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.
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[2025-12-29 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Motorists found driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or engaging in reckless driving, will face action under criminal law in addition to traffic regulations, Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Traffic Control and Road Safety W. P. J. Senadheera said.
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[2025-12-29 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Police Media Division states that 139 mobile phones have been recovered from the Boossa Prison, which is designated as a high-security prison that houses hardened criminals and powerful drug traffickers, during search operations conducted between January 1 and December 26 of this year.
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[2025-12-28 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A total of 840 suspects were arrested during island-wide raids carried out yesterday (27) under the “Nation United – National Drive” campaign aimed at combating narcotics and drug-related offences.
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[2025-12-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scientist Aya El Helali says research speeds up cancer treatment discovery and helps the city bridge mainland China with global drug development
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